The Big Auto Plant
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Author: William VanDerKlootDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Digital Sound, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Letterboxed, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 50 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-10-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Little Mammoth Media
DVD Reviews of The Big Auto Plant
DVD Review: An Educational Adventure
Summary: 5 Stars
After a recent family trip and an auto plant tour at TMMK (Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky) in Georgetown, KY, we were excited to learn more about the auto making process and see an example of another auto manufacturer. This DVD was certainly educational, and unlike the live tour (while that was awesome and highly recommended), we can re-play the DVD time and again.
In this DVD, you will see how the Mercedes M Class is built from concept to final product. Start out in beautiful Stuttgart, Germany, home of the Mercedes Design center. Meet a designer and see how the vehicles start out hand-drawn on paper, then molded into clay, painted and finished to look like a real car. See how the model is tested for aerodynamics in a wind tunnel and further molded for optimum gas efficiency.
Then get an inside tour of the vehicle assembly plant in Tuscaloosa, AL. Not only do you learn about the entire assembly process, but you will see the importance of teamwork, quality control and learn important business concepts such as Just In Time delivery.
In the assembly line see:
* Robots in action, stamping out parts, moving and handling parts
* The welding process
* Painting process
* Workers performing quality checks
* How doors, hoods, all internal components including wiring, airbags, speakers, window glass and more are assembled.
* See how the Chassis and Body are assembled, including the engine
A detailed overview with on-screen graphics explaining the various components of an engine and how it operates is included. You will also see how the engines themselves are assembled at the Engine Assembly plant in Germany.
Quality control and Safety are mentioned throughout the DVD and a section dealing with crash tests is included so that children can learn more about the importance of safety and how the engineers use crash tests and dummies to protect people in the event of an accident.
Further safety and quality checks are demonstrated with an interesting look at on-road and off-road testing, including braking on water, driving through rough terrain and even through a pond. Finally, see how the vehicles are loaded onto car transporters and shipped to dealerships.
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